High Contrast Recordings (2)

High Contrast Recordings (2)

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High quality. High energy. High Contrast. Over the past ten year’s Be Yourself’s sibling ship of musical exploration has served the high end of electronic music with many unforgettable moments. With a seal of approval spanning industry tastemakers, iconic DJs and dance floors across the continents, their last decade has immortalised High Contrast as a place where incredible people go to make permanent memories in electronic music. If the story so far is anything to go by, the next ten years are unlikely to differ.

Tailored to the changing tides of trance music and embodying its exciting progressions at every turn, High Contrast remains adamant that just as talent should be fostered, evolution should be embraced. Having harnessed the likes of Ernesto V Bastian’s “Dark Side of the Moon” and Marcel Wood’s “Advanced,” its focus on the next generation has set an equally exciting precedent for the future of this modern trance institution. The High Contrast mantra is simple: times change, artists come and go, but the commitment to keeping the flame alight for trance music’s evolution is a lifelong commitment. With a string of new releases already in place for 2015, the future has never been clearer for this influential ship set to take trance to a place it has never been before.

It's easy to see why DJs like Armin van Buuren hold High Contrast in a high regard, this is a label that has consistently released singles since 2005 without a noticeable drop in quality and its flexibility for different genres is stronger than ever. Its unique image has also made it a standout label in an age where labels release singles with little to no thought put into the cover art, and even if the download portals provide the generic purple & pink label art instead of the vinyl cover you can be proud to have that sitting alongside more elaborate art from other genres in your collection. Image isn't everything, but High Contrast clearly understands that it helps that make your label more appealing. Hell, there's another unique point right there: High Contrast still releases vinyls.

Plus with a roster of progressive geniuses like Benno de Goeij, Marcel Woods and Nic Chagall regularly contributing releases, this label is set to remain a favourite for a very very long time.